Viratelle
Société Anonyme des Motocyclettes et Automobiles Viratelle | |
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legal form | |
founding | 1918 |
resolution | 1924 |
Seat | Lyon |
Branch | Automobile manufacturer |
The Société Anonyme des Motocyclettes et Automobiles Viratelle was a French manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles .
Company history
The Lyon-based company started producing motorcycles in 1919. In 1922 the automobile industry was added. The brand name was Viratelle . Production ended in 1924. The connection to Blanc, Garin & Cie. from Paris , who manufactured motorcycles between 1907 and 1924 and marketed them as Viratelle , is unclear.
Automobiles
Produced cyclecars . Engines and some other parts were taken from our own motorcycle construction. The engine displacement was 350 cm³ and possibly also 686 cm³.
literature
- Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
- George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 3: P – Z. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 . (English)
- George Nick Georgano: Cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours. Courtille, Paris 1975. (French)